# 桟 — jetty; cleat

桟 means “jetty; cleat”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: サン (san). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: jetty; cleat
- On'yomi: サン (san)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Buildings & rooms 3

## How to remember 桟

Sounds like 三: both read サン.

Parts: 木 tree · 三 three · 戈 halberd

## Don't confuse it with

[残](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/remain/) · [浅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shallow/) · [械](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/contraption/) · [栽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plant-out/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms 3” set

[瓦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/roof-tile/) · [扉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hinged-door/) · [塀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/garden-wall/) · [桟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jetty/) · [楼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/watchtower/) · [柵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stockade/) · [桁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beam/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jetty/. Last updated 2026-11-01.